Begum Rokeya University of Rangpur (BRUR) is an educational establishment that is located at Rangpur. Its Educational Institute Identification Number or EIIN, is 136613. On 12 October, 2008, it was first put into operation. The alternative name for Begum Rokeya University of Rangpur (BRUR) is বেগম রোকেয়া রংপুর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (বিআরআর).
The Begum Rokeya University of Rangpur or BRUR, formerly Rangpur University, is a government-financed public state university in Bangladesh. It is the only general categorized university in Rangpur Division and the second public university in the region. It was named after the feminist writer and social worker Begum Rokeya. It is the 30th public university of Bangladesh. It was established on 8 October 2008 under Begum Rokeya University Act, 2009 (2009–29).
Since 1947, a university in this region has been a long cherished dream. Popular demand for a kind of university that can reach out to a large number of students desiring higher education in this vast region has always been intensely felt but has never been fulfilled. In 2001, the then Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, laid the foundations of Rangpur University of Science and Technology. However, later on, the establishment was canceled.
It was not until August 2007 when Fakhruddin Ahmed, chief advisor of the Caretaker Government, agreed in principle to establish a full-fledged university in Rangpur. Fakhruddin Ahmad, in a historic cabinet meeting held in Rangpur on 2 February 2008, took the decision to establish a university in Rangpur. The Rangpur University Ordinance was approved by the cabinet on 15 June 2008. M. Lutfar Rahman was appointed the first vice-chancellor on 20 October 2008. Two days later Hossain Zillur Rahman, the then education and commerce advisor to the Caretaker Government formally inaugurated the university.
